A few months ago one of my old customers whom I am also socially acquainted called me on my cell to ask if I had a keypad for his alarm. One of the numbers had become unreliable. As it happens I did. Brand new in a rather shelf worn box. I sold it to him for a song, and when he picked it up I showed him how to pop it off the back plate, and wire it up. I even gave him a quick wire splicing lesson, and handed him a few Super B connectors. I figured it would be no big deal for him. Its generic small panel as such things go. Not a lot of excess wires, and he is a retired air conditioning tech/owner. He also did a fair bit of electrical wiring in his career. Both supplemental and primary.
A couple weeks ago he called me and asked me what I would charge him to come install the keypad for him.
Blink! Blink!
At first I thought he was pulling my leg. He was serious.
It took me longer to round up the tools for my tool pouch (didn't really need them) then it did to swap the keypad for him. I didn't even power down the system.
I try to get out, but they drag me back in.
I decided not to charge him for a service call. Instead he owes me one. I haven't decided how I'm going to cash in that favor yet, but its going to be good. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!